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PacManPlus
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Fighter Pilots needed in Sector Wars...
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December 26, 2013, 16:28:14 PM »
...play Astro BLASTER!
For the purists out there, I copied the sprites directly from the arcade game, as well as the movement tables. I'm using 320A mode to get the look/feel down. The 'Fuel' gauge is the same as the arcade *divided by three* to fit on the line with the temperature gauge, which is *divided by two*. All increments / decrements to both gauges have been adjusted appropriately, so they should work exactly like the arcade.
For the most part, the playfield is the same, except that I had to take one zone (i.e. 8 scanlines) away from under the ship (no biggie), and one zone away from the very top of the playfield. On my TODO list:
- Enemies that drop in certain waves
- Hidden bonuses
- Sound
- Speech
Regarding the 'Speech', I will only implement speech at non-gameplay points (i.e. after losing a ship *2 ships remaining*, when the game has ended *play over*, etc.). Any other important information (i.e. the Warp countdown) will be written on the screen behind the action. I do plan to have the attract mode announcement (i.e. the title of this thread).
It was challenging getting (up to) 16 enemies, 6 enemy shots, 1 player shot and the player to update each frame during VBLANK, but I finally did it. Of course, it will use the HSC.
Screenshots and bins found here:
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/219854-fighter-pilots-needed-in-sector-wars/
Thank you,
Bob
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TL
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Re: Fighter Pilots needed in Sector Wars...
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December 26, 2013, 18:51:13 PM »
This really does look bloody fantastic, right up my street in fact!
I love space shooters so really can't wait to play this, top work again Bob - I will be sharing this elsewhere!
And for those who don't want to visit AA:
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TrekMD
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December 26, 2013, 18:54:03 PM »
Very nice, Bob! Thanks for posting about the game! I just downloaded the binaries.
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January 04, 2014, 23:48:26 PM »
Bloody great work Bob, one on my list to play thats for sure.
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Be sure the check the thread over in Atari Age as updated ROM's have been posted. The game just gets better and better.
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January 05, 2014, 21:20:47 PM »
Great stuff..
I will have a look see..
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